What Characteristics Do Different Biomes Have

UNIT 3: RARE RAINFORESTS What is the Definition of a Biome?

An ecosystem is a group of plants and animals which interact with each other and with their non living environment. Rainham Marshes Your intestines! Tropical Rainforests A pot plant The school pond A drop of water on a leaf

Go to >> shared area
>> geography
>> google earth kmz files
>> year 8
>> biomes
This file should then open up in google earth
What characteristics do different biomes have?

Google earth tips: For equator line: >> view >> grid Full screen: >> F11 Countries: >> Layers >> borders & labels Zoom in: double click left mouse button or scroll Zoom out: double click right mouse button or scroll

Biome definition:

Biome definition: Global Ecosystem Landscape Climate Plants Animals Adapted

Biomes are ecosystems which have a similar and containing well plants and animals. Biome definition:

Biomes are global ecosystems which have a similar climate and landscape containing well adapted plants and animals. Biome definition:

Lets put our definition to the test: Madagascar Rainforest Malaysia Rainforest

Lets put our definition to the test: Tarsier, Philippines Rainforest Mouse Lemur, Madagascar Rainforest

Lets put our definition to the test: Buttress roots, Rainforest Peru Buttress roots, Rainforest Austraila

Lets put our definition to the test: Epiphytes, Ecuador Epiphytes, Indonesia

How does this link to the rest of the unit? Rainforest, Indonesia Rainforest, Brazil

UNIT 3: RARE RAINFORESTS What is the Definition of a Biome?

What Characteristics Do Different Biomes Have

by Mr Cornish on Mar 23, 2010

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